This is more of a disclaimer which won't stand up in a court of law. If he released the software and understood the risk that someone could use it and get into

This is more of a disclaimer which won't stand up in a court of law. If he released the software and understood the risk that someone could use it and get into an accident and get killed, then the responsibility is on him. Also, since this isn't released by his company, he alone will be personally responsible without any of the laws that would normally shield a business owner from repercussions of something like this. This is similar to someone releasing malware. The government doesn't just go after the guy who downloaded it and used to get a bunch of credit card numbers, they go after the person who actually wrote the software: MegalodonHTTP Author Arrested in December RAT Raid - http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-malware-arrested http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-mal... Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-author-pornopoker-arrested-in-russia/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-au... Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Sentenced to Prison - http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sentenced-prison http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sen... To say he's taking a huge risk is an understatement.